Nvm I just looked it up. Well what about between HKS and Invidia. Those are my only affordable choices as of now.

 

 

Invidia..

 

a catback exhaust will not do alot for u...

it is all about the down pipe, then the catback..

without an aftermarket downpipe, the cat back will change ur car so slightly, u wont be able to tell the diff

 

This is a myth. Less backpressure in the exhaust system after the turbo increases power across the rpm range, if the engine management is properly tuned for any exhaust modifications.

 

what, u want to take it to mythbusters?

 

+1 for Invidia.

 

if u aren't upgrading the turbo, the hks dp is good enough.

btw u are talking about over $100+ difference in price between the two, assuming it's bought brand new.

 

 

i have a catless helix and i love it...havent had any problems...have u considered that one?

 

**** crucial, fits like **** and is made over seas. Get LIC's K'SAI downpipe. It is better quality (still made in the US by the guys that USED to make Crucial's before they went cheap) and it is a divorced wastegate like Crucial's. Hell you can even send it to Crucial to have them heat coat it

I have the crucial one, and have been displeased with the fitment since I put it on.

Another piece of advice: Don't shop for what you can afford when you have your first $300, save up for something worth buying. Get a quality part or you're going to have issues later.

 

most of my aftermarket parts are made in japan, very high quality

 

helix catless runs good for me make sure its a bell mouth

 

+1 on saving $ for something more desirable. i was in the same position as OP and bought hks. was an ok downpipe but i swapped it out for a helix and like that one much better. Make sure its bellmouth. Hks design sucks and i didnt like it.

Wes

 

I always thought HKS dp was intended more for external waste gate set ups...where the non-bell mouth design allowed for clearance of the additional piping involved?